The Wilson County Livestock Market - a fixture in Lebanon for generations - has shut its doors. The final auction was held Wednesday, ending almost three-quarters of a century of cattle-auctioning in Lebanon. The livestock market is located on Lebanon's West Main Street near Rocky Road. 90 year-old Alvin McKee has seen a lot of cattle pass through since taking over the market in 1984. Wednesday, he watched for the final time. "I hate to see it close - it helped a lot of people around, I hope," said McKee. Tough times led to a tough call, one the McKee family had hoped to avoid. Market operator William McKee said, "Probably about a year or so ago, I guess it kind of looked like it might have been heading this direction, and we were hoping things might get turned around, and it just kind of became a reality to us, though." "We really weren't making any money - we haven't been getting enough cattle to make it pay off," said Alvin McKee...WZTV
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